Rust ornamental rug on a dark wood floor in a living room with a blue-gray wall

Custom Area Rugs

Area rugs and runners, including bound options. Book a free consultation to plan your selection.

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Rugs at Strictly Carpet & Flooring

An area rug covers part of a room and can be moved or replaced without touching the flooring underneath. Strictly Carpet & Flooring provides area rugs and runners, including bound options.

Sizes, shapes, materials, availability, and timing depend on the rug you choose and the line it comes from. Ask us about the specifics for the rug you have in mind, and we will point you to the right next step.

Looking for carpet that covers a whole room instead? See carpet installation.

Stanton and Antrim Rugs

Stanton and Antrim are both authorized dealer brands for Strictly Carpet & Flooring.

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Showroom hours are Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM. After hours and weekends by appointment only.

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How to Choose a Rug

General buying guidance for comparing rugs. It explains what to weigh before you decide and is not a list of what is in stock.

Illustration of a living room seating area with a patterned area rug under a sofa and two armchairs and bare wood floor around its edges

Size and placement

Measure the room and decide where the rug will sit before you shop. In a living room, many people choose a rug large enough for the front legs of the sofa and chairs to rest on it. In a dining room, the rug usually extends past the chairs when they are pulled out.

Review: Room measurements, furniture layout

Illustration of a narrow green patterned runner lying along a hallway with bare floor on each side

Runners

A runner is a long, narrow rug for hallways, entries, and stairs. Measure the length and width of the space and leave a margin of bare floor or stair edge on each side.

Consider for: Hallways, entries, stairs

Illustration of the corner of a taupe rug with a stitched fabric binding along its edge on a wood floor

Edges and binding

A bound edge is a band stitched along the perimeter of a rug to finish it. Strictly provides bound options, so ask which edge finishes suit the rug you are considering.

Review: Edge finish, rug construction

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Construction and texture

Rugs can be made in different ways, and construction changes how a rug looks, how it feels underfoot, and how it wears.

Compare: Surface texture, pattern scale, price

Illustration of a patterned rug just inside a home entry with a bench, coat hooks, and shoes

Room and traffic

Think about how the room is used. A rug in a hallway or entry sees more foot traffic than one under a bed, so ask how a rug holds up for the way you live.

Consider for: Entries, family rooms, bedrooms

Illustration of a terracotta and teal patterned rug in daylight beside a window, with paint chips and a fabric swatch on a stool

Color and pattern

Look at a rug next to your own floor, walls, and furniture, and in the light of the room. Colors and patterns can look different in daylight than they do under artificial light.

Review: Floor color, wall color, lighting

The images in this section are illustrations of general rug ideas. They do not show completed Strictly Carpet & Flooring projects, showroom inventory, or a list of what we provide.

Dark green plush rug on a pale gray floor in a room with paneled walls

Ask About Area Rugs and Runners

Tell us about the room and the rug you have in mind, and we will help you plan the next step.

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